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This is from the latest version of the Houston Chronicle's report, "Appeals court stays execution for Harris County killer," written by Rosanna Ruiz:The Texas Defender Service submitted an appeal arguing that the state recently made changes to its three-drug cocktail protocol. The changes have not been reviewed by any court. The second appeal also contends the lethal injection protocol violates the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. That contention has not been addressed by Texas courts after a Kentucky decision. Michelle Lyons, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said the protocol had not changed. Prison officials, however, made changes to internal written procedures in light of the Supreme Court's ruling on lethal injection in April, which upheld the procedure used in Texas and dozens of other states.continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 03, 2008 (boomark / email).